Best High Schools in Delaware

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 41)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
100001100091	1	Sussex Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21150 Airport Road	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Sussex Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-3636	1,158	54	21.4		823 (71.1%)	59 (5.1%)	174 (15.0%)	40 (3.5%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.2%)	$11,274			$245			$10,926	96.3	97.7	1
100001500112	2	Newark Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 McIntire Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Newark Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 369-2001	3,047	184	16.5		1,631 (53.5%)	441 (14.5%)	227 (7.4%)	548 (18.0%)	6 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (6.4%)	$12,033			$231			$13,047	95.4	97.7	2
100130000004	3	Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	100 North duPont Road	Wilmington	19807	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(302) 651-2700	934	46	20.3		440 (47.1%)	183 (19.6%)	124 (13.3%)	137 (14.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	$13,394			$258			$16,458	94.2	92.4	4	1
100001900123	4	MOT Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1156 Levels Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	MOT Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 376-5125	1,396	78	17.8		580 (41.5%)	429 (30.7%)	62 (4.4%)	245 (17.6%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.0%)	$10,748			$220			$10,175	91.2	93.1	3	1
100130000270	5	Conrad Schools of Science	Public, Magnet	6-12	201 Jackson Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(302) 992-5545	1,163	63	18.4		600 (51.6%)	132 (11.3%)	314 (27.0%)	64 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	$12,754			$266			$15,533	81	84	5
100008000390	6	Odessa High School	Public	9-12	570 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 842-2625	1,190	74	16		576 (48.4%)	423 (35.5%)	89 (7.5%)	44 (3.7%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.0%)								77.9			(n/a)
100068000085	7	Indian River High School	Public	9-12	29772 Armory Road	Dagsboro	19939	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-1500	1,092	82	13.3		665 (60.9%)	91 (8.3%)	286 (26.2%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (2.7%)	$17,433			$668			$19,469	75.2	66.3	10	3
100008000225	8	Appoquinimink High School	Public	9-12	1080 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3840	1,399	93	14.9		646 (46.2%)	426 (30.5%)	119 (8.5%)	152 (10.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.5%)	$12,932			$307			$15,025	74	72	7	1
100008000024	9	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	120 Silver Lake Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4141	1,235	89	13.8		528 (42.8%)	427 (34.6%)	124 (10.0%)	97 (7.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.5%)	$12,738			$264			$15,053	73.4	69.2	9
100124000247	10	Concord High School	Public	9-12	2501 Ebright Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3951	1,015	74	13.7		498 (49.1%)	340 (33.5%)	64 (6.3%)	79 (7.8%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.1%)	$16,365			$354			$20,750	72.5	59.2	14	4

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DeSSA Science, SAT English Language Arts, SAT Mathematics, SAT Essay, DeSSA Social Studies test scores released by the Delaware Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Delaware Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Delaware Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education